Social Security in the 21st century / Eric R. Kingson and James H. Schulz, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kingson, Eric R.

Schulz, James H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security--United States.

Social security.

United States.

Social security--United States--Forecasting.

Forecasting.

Twenty-first century--Forecasts.

Twenty-first century.

Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung--USA.

Social security--Forecasting.

Local Subjects:

Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung--USA.

Genre:

Forecasts.

Penn Provenance:

Katz, Michael B., 1939-2014 (former owner) (Storage copy)

Physical Description:

xxii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Social Security in the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Contents:

I. An overview of Social Security. The social insurance approach and Social Security / Lawrence H. Thompson and Melinda M. Upp

The historical development of Social Security in the United States / Edward D. Berkowitz. II. Social Security issues. Should Social Security be means-tested? / Eric R. Kingson and James H. Schulz

Are Social Security benefits too high or too low? / Marilyn Moon

Are returns on payroll taxes fair? / Yung-Ping Chen and Stephen C. Goss

Social Security and the economic security of women : is it fair? / Karen C. Holden

Disability : why does the search for good programs continue? / Jerry L. Mashaw

Does Social Security discourage work? / Jill Quadagno and Joseph Quinn

How does Social Security affect the economy? / Edward M. Gramlich.

What economic role for the trust funds? / Barry Bosworth

Strong support but low confidence : what explains the contradiction? / Virginia P. Reno and Robert B. Friedland

Social Security politics and the conflict between generations : are we asking the right questions? / Theodore R. Marmor, Fay Lomax Cook, and Stephen Scher

Will Social Security be there for me? / Robert J. Myers. III. Additional view on the issues. Adequacy and equity issues : another view / Michael D. Hurd

Financing and work issues : another view / Dwight K. Bartlett

Institutional and administrative issues / Stanford G. Ross. IV. The future : alternative perspectives. Social Security in the 21st century : the need for change / C. Eugene Steuerle

Bridging the centuries : the case for traditional Social Security / Robert M. Ball with Thomas N. Bethell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Social Security in the 21st century.

ISBN:

0195104242

9780195104240

0195104250

9780195104257

OCLC:

33668360

Publisher Number:

ZBWT00717497

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